13th UK Uganda TradeSummit 2023

wmutenza 01/10/2020 Convention 2019

3min pitch by Jean Anthony Onyait, Founder, Akellobanker – the 9th Uganda-UK Investment Convention

Jean A. Onyait, Founder, Akellobanker started by taking delegates through a short journey of imagining any human being living on less than $3 a day, which is quite hard but which, unfortunately, is a reality for over 23 million people…

wmutenza 25/09/2020 Convention 2019

A Case Study By COLAS: Kabaale International Airport, Hoima.

Presenter: Lars Peter Jensen, Branch Manager, COLAS Uganda Challenges and opportunities for delivering major projects In his presentation, Lar described himself as African, grown in Tanzania. Lars has been in Uganda for 3 years now working on Kabaale…

wmutenza 15/09/2020 Convention 2019

5 minutes pitch by ERIC KAMAU, Founder and MD, True African (U)

Eric Kamau, MD, from True African Limited mentioned that his has been around for 18 years, providing mobile banking platforms and sending money out, offering a service similar to what WorldRemit is doing. He said meeting people in the FinTech…

wmutenza 06/09/2020 Convention 2019

Presentation by Lord Dolar Popat on Outlining the UK’ Export Growth Strategy to Uganda.

Having welcomed his Excellency, the Honourable Ministers, and all the distinguished guests, the Prime minister of the UK trade envoy to Uganda Lord Popat expressed his gratitude to once again be addressing the UK-Uganda convention. Drawing from his remarks he…

wmutenza 01/08/2020 Convention 2019

Edward katende: The Uganda-UK Trade & Investment Convention: A platform for economic change in Uganda

I was honoured to be part of, and to moderate high profile panel discussions at the 9th Annual Uganda-UK Trade & Investment Convention (“the Convention”), that was held on 13th September 2019 at the prestigious London Hilton Hotel, on Park…

wmutenza 06/04/2020 Convention 2019

3 minutes pitch by Malcolm Kastiro – Malcolm Kastiro the co-founder of YakaKo.

Malcolm Kastiro, Founder of YassaKo/ CEO, Mallan Limited started by introducing his company Mallan Limited an ICT solution company that specialises in value added services. Currently, Mallan is enabling SME’s or enterprises in Uganda to make payment to their employees…

wmutenza 06/03/2020 Convention 2019

Major General Kasiita-Gowa, Director Immigration – 9th UK Uganda Convention

The Director of the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Major General Apollo Kasiita-Gowa noted the enormous contribution of the diaspora to the socio-economic development of Uganda hence the need to support them in attracting potential investment. He recognised the…

wmutenza 06/03/2020 Convention 2019

Hon Irene Muloni, Minister for Energy on the status of oil and gas sector in Uganda at UCUK2019

Dr Irene Muloni started the session by acknowledging the Vice President, Lord Popat, Ministers and Members of Parliament present. She thanked Willy Mutenza and his team for bringing together investors, Ugandans and the government to discuss trade and investment. The…

wmutenza 06/03/2020 Convention 2019

Martin Best: FINTECH – WHY IS IT A ‘UGANDAN’ OPPORTUNITY?

In his introduction remarks at the leading Fintech session” FINTECH – WHY IS IT A ‘UGANDAN’ OPPORTUNITY? “Martin Best, Managing Director, Full Reach (London Fintech Expert – www.FullReachGlobal.com) said that “we couldn’t have chosen a better country to discuss Fintech…

wmutenza 14/02/2020 Convention 2019

Catherine Wines, Co-Founder, WorldRemit on WorldRemit – Building growth through partnerships.

Catherine Wines, Director & Co-Founder, WorldRemit Ltd expressed her gratitude to have been invited to Uganda in 2018 as keynote speaker at the Financial Inclusion Week to share a paper on financial inclusion. She was impressed by the vibrancy in…